Presentation of Cheque to The Exeter Foundation

Posted by PhilF on May 3, 2017

For the last two years, when we travelled over to Bordeaux to support the Chiefs, the Connemara Irish Bar has been our Supporters’ base. Frank Jackson (and his brother Terry) the owner of the bar, was a great host and we had many very good days and nights ‘entertainment’. Both years, Frank commissioned special souvenir mugs, displaying the badges of each of the clubs in our European Group, which he freely gave to supporters who travelled out there.

This year, Frank came over to Sandy Park for the Bordeaux game and brought with him hundreds of the mugs, suggesting that they be made available to our supporters who had been unable to travel, for a contribution to the Chiefs’ charity, the Exeter Foundation.

The souvenir mugs were sold by Exeter Chiefs Supporters’ Club members before the Bordeaux and Ulster games at Sandy Park, raising £527 for the Exeter Foundation. The cheque was presented to Tony Rowe at half-time at the Northampton game by some of those who sold the mugs.

Many thanks to Frank and the Connemara Irish Bar, and all those who helped to sell the mugs.